diff --git a/misc/bend_symlinks/src/utils.sh b/misc/bend_symlinks/src/utils.sh
index d72035ae36f197075ce2ec3df93d2ee31fa09f2c..2ddda289639a9a38e13540da2caad32dc439aa4a 100644
--- a/misc/bend_symlinks/src/utils.sh
+++ b/misc/bend_symlinks/src/utils.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function escape_simple_path () {
     SPATH=$(echo "$SPATH" | sed -r "s/\(/\\\\(/g")
     # {
     SPATH=$(echo "$SPATH" | sed -r "s/\{/\\\\{/g")
-    # \s
+    # white space
     SPATH=$(echo "$SPATH" | sed -r "s/ /\\ /g")
     echo "$SPATH"
 }